Risk of stroke in patients with congenital heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) are more likely to experience ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke due to factors such as arrhythmias, residual shunts and related cardiovascular complications. However, guidelines for identifying CHD patients at the highest risk of stroke remain unclear. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the risk of developing stroke in patients with CHD.

Methods

A systematic literature search was performed on PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane, and Embase databases to retrieve studies that evaluated stroke risk in patients with CHD. Random effects model was used to pool the hazard ratios (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Subgroup analysis was conducted on age, type of stroke, type of study and region. Publication bias was assessed by Egger'

SUBMITTER: Odat RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11605865 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature